The 2022 Florida Senior Games, presented by Humana, is an Olympic-style competition for athletes age 50 and over. Now in its 31st year, the Florida Senior Games, is a program of the Florida Sports Foundation, the state's lead organization in promoting and developing Florida’s sports industry and tourism opportunities, presented in conjunction with Florida’s Sports Coast.
COMPETITION DATES: Saturday, December 3 through Sunday, December 11, 2022. An Opening Ceremony and Ribbon Cutting will be held on Friday, December 2, at the Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus of Pasco County, beginning at 11:00 a.m.
LOCATIONS: Competition for 19 sports and events will be held at 9 different sites throughout Florida’s Sports Coast/Pasco County. Events will also be hosted in Broward, Hillsborough and Polk counties.
REGISTRATION: Online registration, competition and hotel information can be found at the individual sport pages of www.floridaseniorgames.com. Athletes who have previously registered for the Florida Senior Games through the FUSE Sports registration system can go directly to http://florida.fusesport.com/registration/1729 to register.
Registration is open through Monday, November 21, with the exception of Pickleball, Racquetball and Track and Field. Those sports have reached capacity. Registration was made available for competing athletes, beginning September 1, 2022.
EXPECTED TO COMPETE: Over 2,000 athletes age 50 and over are expected to compete in the 2022 Florida Senior Games. In previous years, athletes from over 200 Florida cities, over 40 states, Canada and the Caribbean Islands competed.
ECONOMIC IMPACT: Since the 1999 Sunshine State Games and the Florida Senior Games State Championships transition to the Florida Sports Foundation, amateur sports opportunities have been provided for more than 500,000 athletes of all ages through the annual Olympic-style Sports Festivals. The in-state Amateur Sports programs provide almost $10 million annually in economic impact to more than 25 local communities.
GETTING TO THE FLORIDA SENIOR GAMES: Florida residents must qualify at one of 21 Florida Senior Games Series Qualifiers. Series Qualifiers are held January through April and September through November. Athletes residing in Florida must finish in the top five of their age group in their sport to qualify for certain sports of the Florida Senior Games. Out-of-state athletes are not required to qualify.
SPORTS OF THE FLORIDA SENIOR GAMES: Certain sports and events require a qualifying performance at a Florida Senior Games Series Qualifier while others have no qualifying standards and are open to all senior athletes wishing to participate.
Archery, Badminton, Basketball (3-on-3), Dominos, FootGolf, Horseshoes, Padel, Powerlifting, Power Walk, Race Walk, Racquetball, 5K Road Race and Volleyball are open competitions with no qualifying performance required.
Sports needing a qualifying performance include Basketball Shooting, Bowling, Cycling, Golf, Pickleball, Shuffleboard, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, and Track & Field.
NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES QUALIFYING: The 2022 Florida Senior Games IS A QUALIFIER for the 2023 National Senior Games being held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 7-18, 2023.
PREVIOUS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: The following is a recap of previous Senior Games sites, number of competitors, and a list of those who were named the Outstanding Male and Female Athletes of the Year.
With the annual Games being held in Florida's Sports Coast through 2024, Pasco County becomes the ninth Florida community to host the Florida Senior Games for multiple years.
Year - Site - Number of Athletes - Female Athlete of Year/Male Athlete of Year
1992 - Bradenton - 712 - Not Selected
1993 - Bradenton - 938 - Not Selected
1994 - Bradenton - 1,764 - Doris Prokopi, Land O’Lakes/Wayne Wakefield, Bradenton
1995 - Kissimmee/St. Cloud - 1,101 - Mary Melehan, Englewood/Leonard Stone, Barefoot Bay
1996- Kissimmee/St. Cloud - 2,041 - Hope Fage, Largo/F.L. McFadden, Lakeland
1997 - Sarasota - 1,440 - Ethel Lehmann, Largo/Seymour Duckman, Daytona Beach
1998 - Sarasota - 2,371 - Lucia Schatteleyn, Englewood/Donald Ritenour, Belleview
1999 - Kissimmee/St. Cloud - 1,216 - Patricia Bond, Bradenton/Gordon Johnson, Dundee
2000 - Kissimmee/St. Cloud - 1,568 - Erika Messner, Clermont/Al Treichel, Spring Hill
2001 - Polk County - 1,487 - Sperry Rademaker, Floral City/Howard Hall, Port Charlotte
2002 - Polk County - 2,037 - Janice Lathouwers, The Villages/Allen Bjork, Sebring
2003 - The Villages - 2,387 - Madelaine Cazel, The Villages/James Anderson, New Port Richey
2004 - The Villages - 2,982 - Lillian Webb, Sebring/Harry Carothers, Pinellas Park
2005 - The Villages - 2,575 - Patricia Sargeant, Melbourne/Andy McGuffin, Umatilla
2006 - Lee County - 2,062 - Sari Kisbany, Redington Shores/Roger Gentilhomme, Dunedin
2007 - Lee County - 1,664 - Claudette Braswell, Lake Wales/Larry Wallen, Jacksonville
2008 - Lee County - 2,049 - Suzy Nothhouse, Estero/Dean Davis, Fort Myers
2009 - Lee County - 1,857 - Patrice Hirr, The Villages/John Shultz, Inverness
2010 - Lee County - 2,239 - Avis Vaught, The Villages/Richard Merrill, Lady Lake
2011 - Polk County - 1,850 - Essie Faria, North Miami/Segismundo Pares, Ocala
2012 - Polk County - 2,331 - Linda Frisch, The Villages/James Richling, Port St. Lucie
2013 - Lee County - 1,946 - Nina Hammer, Bonita Springs/Tom Bliss, Merritt Island
2014 - Lee County - 2,418 - Danuta Kubelik, Crystal River/Walt Deal, Clearwater
2015 - Clearwater/Pinellas Co. - 2,164 - Janet Brown, Lakeland/Rudy Vazmina, Sarasota
2016 - Clearwater/Pinellas Co. - 3,012 - Kathy Petrillo, Jupiter/John Horwath, The Villages
2017 - Clearwater/Pinellas Co. 1,928 - Carol Teel, The Villages/Mike Welter, Cape Coral
2018 - Clearwater/Pinellas Co. - 2,831 - Deb Harrison, The Villages/Brian Hankerson, Hollywood
2019 - Greater Fort Lauderdale - 1,800 - Peggy Peck, The Villages/Ed Scheid, Bradenton
2020 - Six Florida Locations - 1,915 - Sandra Garner, Daytona Beach/Gabriel Wong, Ponte Vedra Beach
2021 - Greater Fort Lauderdale 2,236
The Florida Senior Games is a National Senior Games qualifying event in even numbered years – over 56,000 athletes since 1992
2022 Florida Senior Games Sports, Dates and Locations
Archery – Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus of Pasco County, Wesley Chapel, Saturday, December 3, 2022
Badminton – Miami Lakes Athletic Center, Miami Lakes, Sunday, December 4, 2022
Basketball Shooting – Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus of Pasco County, Wesley Chapel, Saturday, December 3, 2022
Basketball 3 on 3-Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus of Pasco County, Wesley Chapel, Saturday, December 3, 2022
Bowling (Individual) – Pin Chasers, Zephyrhills, Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4, 2022
Bowling (Team) – Pin Chasers, Zephyrhills, Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4, 2022
Cycling
(5K/10K Time Trials) – Lakeland Polytechnic University, Lakeland, Sunday, December 4, 2022
(20K/40K) – San Antonio Elementary School, Dade City, Saturday, December 3, 2022
Dominos – City of Lauderdale Lakes Building – Multi-Purpose Room, Sunday, December 4
Foot Golf – Saddlebrook Resort, Wesley Chapel, Saturday, December 10, 2022
Golf – Fox Hollow Golf Club, Trinity, Monday, December 5, 2022
Horseshoes – Clearwater Horseshoe Club, Friday, December 9, 2022
Padel – Sarah Vande Berg Tennis and Wellness Center, Zephyrhills, Friday, December 9 – Sunday, December 11, 2022
Pickleball – Sarah Vande Berg Tennis and Wellness Center, Zephyrhills, Thursday, December 8 – Sunday, December 11, 2022
Powerlifting – Land O’Lakes Recreation Center, Sunday, December 11, 2022
Power Walk
(5K Road Race) – Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus of Pasco County, Wesley Chapel, Saturday, December 10, 2022
(1500 meter) – Cypress Creek High School, Lutz, Sunday, December 11, 2022
Race Walk
(5K Road Race) – Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus of Pasco County, Wesley Chapel, Saturday, December 10, 2022
(1500 meter) – Cypress Creek High School, Lutz, Sunday, December 11, 2022
Racquetball – David Posnack Jewish Community Center, Davie, Saturday, December 3 & Sunday, December 4
5K Road Race – Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus of Pasco County, Wesley Chapel, Saturday, December 10, 2022
Shuffleboard – Zephyrhills Shuffleboard Club, Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11, 2022
Swimming – Temple Terrace Family Recreation Complex, Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4, 2022
Table Tennis – Simpson Park Community Center, Lakeland, Monday, December 5 & Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Tennis – Sarah Vande Berg Tennis and Wellness Center, Zephyrhills, Saturday, December 3 – Thursday, December 8, 2022
Track and Field – Cypress Creek High School, Lutz, Friday, December 9 – Sunday, December 11, 2022
Volleyball – Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus of Pasco County, Wesley Chapel, Saturday, December 10 & Sunday, December 11, 2022
Dates and Locations are subject to change
The 31st Annual Florida Senior Games are a program of the Florida Sports Foundation, the official sports promotion and development organization of the State of Florida. The 2022 Games are presented by Humana and in conjunction with Florida’s Sports Coast
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